The next inaugural lectures of new professors will be held on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 in the University’s Main Building. The lectures serve as popular introductions to the professors’ disciplines and current research topics. The lecture programme and lecturers will be announced on this webpage closer to the date.
Additional event information:
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine / Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine / Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry:
Faculty of Arts:
Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences:
Faculty of Medicine:
Faculty of Educational Sciences:
Faculty of Pharmacy:
Faculty of Science:
Faculty of Social Sciences:
Swedish School of Social Science:
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry:
Faculty of Science:
Faculty of Arts:
Faculty of Social Sciences:
Faculty of Educational Sciences:
Faculty of Medicine:
Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences:
Faculty of Law:
Faculty of Arts:
Faculty of Educational Sciences:
Faculty of Medicine:
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry:
Faculty of Science:
Faculty of Law:
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New professors
New professors giving their inaugural lectures wear a black suit, or tailcoat with a bow tie and black waistcoat. Pocket handkerchief is not used with a black waistcoat. Clerics may wear clerical attire, and those who have completed their doctoral degree at a foreign university may use the gown of that institution. The new professors carry with them their doctoral hats if they have graduated from a Finnish university, and they have a doctoral hat.
Audience
The dress code for the audience is casual. In the evening session, the dress code is festive attire.